How to smock fabric

This video tutorial shows how to hand pleat fabric for smocking and provides several reasons why you may choose to hand pleat.

Smocking is a needlework technique in which fabric is stitched into three dimensional details. Learn one stitch with this smocking tutorial.

How to make a dress from pre-smocked fabric - in less than an hour! Perfect for spring/summer and a fantastic beginners sewing project.

Smocking is such a lovely technique and looks fantastic on clothing and really good on pillows as well. The amazing thing that I recently found out was that smocking was really not hard at all with simple instructions. When I saw this video tutorial by Professor Pincushion on how to do a basic honeycomb smocking,

A Smocked Tunic Hack

A super-easy technique on how to make smocked fabric using elastic thread, and turning that fabric into a cute top!

How to sew a quick and easy 20 minute sundress from shirred fabric panels, or pre-smocked fabric using only one seam.

A step by step tutorial on how to stitch the basic cable stitch used in English Smocking.

A general guide giving step-by-step instructions for how to get started with smocking and includes illustrated examples highlighting an assortment of stitches.

Free Smocking Designs from Pink Hollybush Designs. Download the patterns and check out our learn to smock resources while you are there! #smocking #smockeddress #embroidery